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Helping, And Not Helping

As bad as the news is from the Philippines, I hear the real situation is actually worse–that news agencies cannot confirm the worst of the stories because the normal communication channels that would allow confirmation are gone.

They were starving; they were homeless; they were dying; they were dead.There were bodies to be buried; there were children to be fed.There were broken heaps of rubble where the houses used to standThere was utter devastation; there was chaos in the land.There were frantic cries for rescue; there were howls of fear and painThere were heroes risking life and limb, with much to lose or gain.There were millions in donations—drinking water, food to cook—And the most important gift of all… The Christian Holy Book.

While it cannot stave off hunger, and it cannot slake your thirst,It’s the most important item, when your life is at its worst;No, it cannot heal a broken bone; it cannot make you whole,But a Bible, in your time of need, could save your mortal soul!It’s the timeless sacred message from the Bearded Guy Upstairs,And it speaks of His omnipotence, and tells you that He cares.When your world is torn asunder, as your very country bleeds,Who could doubt, the Holy Bible is the thing that Haiti needs?

It’s the latest, greatest model; it’s a solar powered job!It can shout the Holy Scripture out, in Creole, to the mobThat has gathered there, expectant, in the hopes of some supplies—When instead they hear the Word Of God, imagine their surprise!We are sending them six hundred, and that takes a lot of space,So we bumped some crates of water, and put Bibles in their place;Planes will bring the Holy Bibles in, like manna from above…Cos it’s Bibles, and not medicine, that shows True Christian Love.